1Corinthians:11

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* Be imitators of me , as I am an imitator of Christ . * Indeed I praise you for remembering me in everything , and because you are holding fast to the traditions just as you received them . * But I wish you to understand that the head of every man is Christ , and of a wife her husband is head ; and that God is head of Christ . * Every man who prays or prophesies with head veiled dishonors his Head ; * but every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head (her husband ). for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven . * If a woman does not wear a veil , let her also cut off her hair ; now if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved , let her be veiled . * A man , indeed , ought not to have his head veiled , for he is an image and glory of God ; but woman is a glory of man . * For it is not man who was made from woman , but woman was made from man . * And man was not created for woman , but woman for man . * For this reason the woman ought to have authority over her head , because of her guardian angels . * However , in the Lord neither is woman independent of man , nor is man independent of woman ; * for just as the woman was made from the man , so also is the man born of the woman , while they both come from God . * Judge of this for your own selves . It is fitting that a woman should pray to God with her head unveiled . * Nor does nature itself teach you that it is a disgrace to a man to have long hair , * but it is womans glory , because her hair has been given her instead of a veil . * If , however , any one is inclined to be disputatious regarding such a custom , let him know that neither I nor the churches of God hold to such a custom . * But in giving you the following instructions , I cannot praise you ; your solemn assemblies do more harm than good . * To begin with , I am told - and I believe there is some truth in it - that when you meet at a church there are divisions among you . * For there must needs be also parties among you , in order that the good may be tested and made known . * Again , when you meet together , there is no true eating of the Lords Supper ; * for each one of you begins to eat his own supper ; one goes hungry , while another gets drunk . * What ! Have you no houses in which to eat or drink ? or do you wish to show your contempt for the church of God , and to shame those who have no homes to eat in ? What shall I say to you ? Shall I praise you ? In this I certainly do not praise you . * For I passed on to you the account , which I myself received from the Lord ; how the Lord Jesus , on the very night he was betrayed , took bread , * and when he had given thanks , he broke it , saying , "This is my body , broken for you ; this do in memory of me ." * In the same way also , he took the cup after supper , saying . "This cup is the new covenant in my blood ; do this , whenever you drink it , in memory of me ." * For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup , you are proclaiming your Lords death until he come . * So he that eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthy must answer for a sin against the body and blood of the Lord . * Let each man scrutinize himself , and thus let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup . * For whoever eats and drinks without discerning the body , eats and drinks condemnation to himself . * This is why many among you are feeble and sickly , and many sleep . * If however , we were judging ourselves aright , we should not now be condemned ; * but through our condemnation by the Lord , we are trained so that we may not be condemned ; * So , my brothers , whenever you come together for this meal , wait for one another . * If any one is hungry , let him eat at home , so that your meetings do not bring condemnation upon you . The other matters I will adjust when I come .

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